Gallagher had a good preseason, but let's face it - if good preseasons made for good regular seasons we'd have never tried to bury the memory of Mariuz Czerkawski somewhere deep in the recesses of our minds. I think most would agree that, given the choice of throwing him into the hellfire that is the Canadiens (if playing against NHL players didn't eat Gallagher alive the media would've) or allowing him to build his game in the CHL - playing top line minutes with the best players and working the flaws out of his play, the CHL was the best route.